Alexander's Swift vs Lapland Reedgrass

Apus alexandri compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexander's Swift	Lapland Reedgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Apus	Calamagrostis
Species	Apus alexandri	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Alexander's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexander's Swift	Lapland Reedgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexander's Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Alexander's Swift

The Alexander's Swift (Apus alexandri) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.